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Crafting a Regulation for Radon in Drinking Water
Author(s) -
Pontius Frederick W.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1999.tb08631.x
Subject(s) - radon , safe drinking water act , environmental science , maximum contaminant level , agency (philosophy) , environmental planning , radon gas , waste management , environmental engineering , environmental protection , engineering , water quality , groundwater , sociology , ecology , physics , geotechnical engineering , quantum mechanics , biology , social science
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas. The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) was required by the 1986 Safe Drinking Water Act amendments to regulate radon in drinking water. A proposed maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 300 pCi/L water was published July 18, 1991. Since then, regulation of radon in drinking water has been the subject of continuing debate, congressional action, and, more recently, USEPA efforts to craft a proposed regulation. This article examines key issues in anticipation of USEPA's proposed rule.